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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income

Myanmar: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 45.4% (2020), 154th of 188 in the world and 24th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 114.3 (2024), 108th of 210 in the world and 20th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 2.9 (2024), 152nd of 208 in the world and 24th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.

Internet users45.4%2020 · world 154/188 · region 24/28Mobile subscriptions114.32024 · world 108/210 · region 20/34Fixed broadband2.92024 · world 152/208 · region 24/34Fixed telephone1.02024 · world 168/213 · region 31/37
Internet users
MyanmarEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199920042009201420192024Myanmar45.4%East Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
MyanmarEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001502001995200020052010201520202025Myanmar114.3East Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Myanmar in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population45.4%2020154/18824/280.0%20010.2%45.4%+45.2 ppsince 201088.4%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people114.32024108/21020/340.01.2148.2+100%since 2014135.189.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people2.92024152/20824/34·0.01.3+6,376%since 201136.55.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people1.02024168/21331/370.61.01.0−1.4%since 201412.03.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people242024194/21535/37·014+3,132%since 20145,32271716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population80.4%2024170/21533/3641.9%48.8%70.4%+28.4 ppsince 201498.6%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population73.9%2024167/21133/3526.9%32.5%60.1%+36.0 ppsince 201497.3%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population95.3%2024170/21332/3582.3%89.0%93.1%+9.8 ppsince 201499.9%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population46.0%2024144/19222/302.0%10.0%38.0%+27.0 ppsince 201487.0%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person296 kWh2024129/14918/1880 kWh133 kWh395 kWh+31%since 20145,715 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person417 kgoe2024129/15018/18300 kgoe301 kgoe446 kgoe+13%since 20142,488 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output7.2%2024100/1496/1830.6%26.2%6.8%−13.0 ppsince 20143.9%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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No rated indicator got worse over the decade.

Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).

neighbours

Myanmar and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Myanmar. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorMyanmarIndiaChinaBangladeshThailandLaos
Internet users45.4%202070.0%202591.6%202553.4%202490.9%202465.6%2024
Mobile subscriptions114.3202479.42024131.82024108.12024160.6202464.82023
Fixed broadband2.920243.2202447.220248.1202414.920242.72023
Fixed telephone1.020242.7202411.720240.220245.4202416.12023
Secure servers2420241,21220241,413202452720243,15020243022024
Electricity access80.4%202499.9%2024100.0%202499.5%2024100.0%202496.5%2024
Electricity access, rural73.9%202499.9%2024100.0%202499.6%2024100.0%202494.2%2024
Electricity access, urban95.3%2024100.0%2024100.0%202499.5%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking46.0%202481.0%202490.0%202429.0%202488.0%202410.0%2024
India: digital & energy accessChina: digital & energy accessBangladesh: digital & energy accessThailand: digital & energy accessLaos: digital & energy access
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